"Come on, hurry up in there. The rest of us have to get changed too y'know." Yosuke said, knocking on bathroom door.

"Just a minute! These things are skin tight! They're beary difficult to get on!" Teddie shouted back through the door.

"Wh-wait, skin tight? Does that mean the girls are-" Yosuke said, lost in contemplation.

"What's wrong with getting changed out here?" Yu asked, unbuttoning his shirt.

"Dude! Put your clothes back on! Tell him, Kanji." Yosuke said, trying to back himself against the bathroom door.

Kanji's cheeks were a bright red, his eyes studiously avoiding Yu as his senpai started to unbutton his jeans. "I-I'm gonna go get changed on the living room."

Yu rounded on Kanji, jeans falling to the floor as he raised his hand to point an accusatory finger at Kanji. "You will not bare your body before my precious Nanako!"

Kanji blinked at him. His eyes travelled down Yu's chest before snapping back up to his face. "I'll just go watch TV with her then. That OK?"

Yu thought on this for a moment. "Only if you promise not to sully her innocence."

"Sure senpai, whatever you say." Kanji inched away from Yu and down the stairs as fast as he dared.

"Dude, please pull your pants up." Yosuke whined.

Downstairs, Rise and Nanako were sitting by the table. "Kanji? Aren't you going to get changed?" Nanako asked, looking up at him with her big, bright eyes.

"Teddie was hogging the bathroom and senpai started stripping in the hall so I thought I'd come wait down here. Speaking of which, what're you doing down here Rise?" Kanji told her, not sure whether he should go sit with them or not. He settled for leaning against the kitchen counter.

"Well it's not like I had anything to get changed into." Rise said, frowning at Kanji.

"I'm sorry. I would have let you use my room but-" Nanako started.

"I know. I don't begrudge Naoto wanting a room to get changed in by herself." Kanji tried to keep his thoughts away from that idea, lest he turn bright red again.

"You're so nice Kanji, I bet that's why Naoto likes you!" Nanako said, smiling.

Kanji slipped and near fell. "She what? What did she say?" he asked once he had regained his footing.

Nanako was confused. "She didn't say anything. But you're all friends, so you must all like each other, right?"

"Yeah. That's right. Silly me." Kanji scratched the back of his head, hoping his heart would get some rest today as it thumped in his chest. Rise gave him a wry smile.

Before he could ask what it was about, Yu and Teddie came down the stairs. Both were wearing their costumes and holding their helmets under their arms. "I hope you've been behaving yourself, Kanji." Yu said, fixing him with a suspicious stare.

"Course I have! Ask Nanako!" Kanji retorted, cheeks filling with colour again.

Before Yu could, Rise spoke. "Oh wow. I-I didn't expect them to fit so well, senpai," Now it was Rise's turn to blush. "Ooh, I should take a picture of this." She whipped out her phone and clicked on the camera function.

"I want a picture with big bro!" Nanako said, climbing to her feet.

"You gotta take a picture of me too!" Teddie chimed in, throwing his arms in the air.

"Wait! One at a time! Just senpai first." Rise said, fiddling with her phone's settings.

"Of course, the Red Ranger must lead his team in all things," Yu said, steeping forward and jamming his helmet on his head. He struck a pose. "Red Hawk!"

Rise took the picture. "Aaaand save," she smiled. "You look good senpai. You should wear it more often."

"My turn!" Nanako chimed. Before they could take the picture, Yosuke came down the stairs.

"Dude, this thing fits way too well. I don't even wanna know how you knew my size." he moaned, trying to pull the fabric into a more comfortable position as he walked into the front room.

"We're partners Yosuke. I have to know everything about you." Yu said through his helmet.

"What? Now I'm even more worried," Yosuke said.

"Guess I'd better go get changed." Kanji said, heading towards the stairs. The gang stood watching the TV in silence.

"Hey, where are the girls?" Yosuke asked.

"Right here." came Chie's shaky voice from the stairs. She and Yukiko walked into the room. Yukiko walked with confidence, head held high. Chie tried to stay behind Yukiko as much as possible.

Yukiko looked at Yu. "Pink Argus reporting for duty." she said.

Yu nodded. "At ease."

"Ooh, this is going to be too much fun!" Teddie said.

"You guys are way too into this." Chie said, eyes fixed on the floor.

"For what it's worth, I think you look great in your costume Chie." said Yosuke, having finally stopped pinching and tugging at the fabric.

"Wh-hey!" Stop looking, pervert!" Chie shouted, trying to move Yukiko to better block Yosuke's view.

"Why are you yelling at me? I was just trying to be nice." Yosuke responded.

"Yellow Owl, that's enough. I can't have you harassing members of my team." Yu said in a stern voice.

Kanji came down the stairs, his costume as tight on him as on everyone else. "Can we get this over with already?" he whined.

"Nuh-uh Yosuke-kun. We're still waiting on Naoto-chan." Teddie said "Ooh, should I go get here."

"You stay right where you are. I know you, you'll just barge in on her while she's changing." Chie snapped.

Rise smiled her wry smile again and looked over at Kanji. "I think Kanji-kun should go get her."

"Hm. Very well. Check her status, Black Condor." Yu said.

"Me? Why do I got to go?" Kanji asked, too embarrassed by the idea to be suspicious of Rise.

Yu rounded on him. "You have your orders! If we can't work together as a team, well never be able to defeat the Majin Death Lord!"

"Big bro, it's not nice to shout at friends." Nanako said, frowning at Yu.

"Sorry Nana-chan." Yu said, hanging his head in shame. Yukiko couldn't help but snicker

"Alright alright I'm going. Sheesh." Kanji said, placing his helmet on the counter. He set off up the stairs, stopping for a moment on the landing as he tried to remember which room was Nanako's.

"Hey, you still in there?" Kanji asked, knocking on the door.

"Just-just a minute!" he heard Naoto say from within, her voice much higher than its usual, carefully modulated tone.

"Something wrong in there?" he asked. There was silence for a moment, before Naoto opened the door and walked back into the room. She was still wearing her regular clothes. The costume was in a bundle on the floor.

"I can't wear this." she said, sinking down on the bed.

"Why not? Is it the wrong size or something?" Kanji asked, stepping tentatively into the room.

"It's not that I don't appreciate Yu-senpai trying to do something for us, and I know it's a boy's costume. It's just...it...doesn't leave much to the imagination."

"Oh," Kanji nodded "Oh! I mean, er, right. I getcha."

"What am I to do? I don't want to like Nanako-chan and the others down." Naoto said, more to herself than to Kanji.

"I can always alter it to," Kanji gulped "Fit you better."

"Really? You'd do that for me?" Naoto asked, looking up at Kanji in shock.

"Yeah sure. I'm already doing Teddie's so it fits over that stupid bear costume of his." Kanji shrugged.

"Thank you Kanji-kun, but that doesn't help me today," Naoto sighed. "I suppose I had best go break the news." she stood and started to make her way towards the door.

"No, wait." Kanji said.

"Yes?" she asked.

"Hang on, I'm thinking," Kanji said, gears whirring in his head. "Hey, I got it. Let Rise wear that today and you play the monster instead."

"That...is not a bad plan. Are you sure Rise-san will agree to that?" Naoto asked, thinking the matter over.

"I think so. Hell, if she'll wear a bikini on TV she'll wear a costume in senpai's back yard." Kanji nodded.

"You're right, Kanji-kun. I will text her," Naoto took out her phone and flipped it open. "By the way, you look good in your costume."

Kanji blushed furiously. "O-oh, you think?" he twisted his torso and looked down at himself to save him from having to meet Naoto's eyes.

Naoto's eyes followed Kanji's body for a moment before she shook her head and turned back to her phone, trying to remember what she was about to do.